…is an elephant tea caddy, a gift from my dear friend Tezza some years back. It now holds all my herbal tea bags…

In my kitchen…

…are authentic Malaysian prawn crackers, brought over by my cousin Doreen on her last visit. They’re completely different to the little coloured ones that come with crispy skinned chicken in Chinese restaurants. And believe it or not, the small dried crackers on the left expanded to the huge ones on the right when deep fried…

In my kitchen…

…is our old cast aluminium waffle iron. There is so much history in this piece of kit. When we were twenty-one, Pete and I were living in a small apartment and we didn’t have any cookware. What we did have was $100 to buy some stainless steel pots. I was busy that day, so Pete went to the kitchenware store on his own … and came back with the waffle iron.

He was so excited! It cost a fortune even back then, but he insisted it would last forever (and it has). It had languished on the shelf for so long that the woman who owned the shop gave him a stainless steel saucepan for buying it. To this day, whenever we use it, I just smile and shake my head…

In my kitchen…

…are preserved limes. They’ve been in salt for six weeks…

…and are now glossy and translucent. I’ve figured out that I only need to make a small batch each time – I never get through more than a jar every few months…

…are straw spoons, a new find from Chefs’ Warehouse. I love sipping hot chocolate through them, although I have to be careful not to burn myself. Pete thinks sucking hot liquids through a metal tube is an idiotic idea, but I think it’s great fun…

In my kitchen…

…is today’s harvest of chillies, waiting to be turned into harissa sauce…

In my kitchen…

…are self-sown yellow pear tomatoes, grown from seed which originally arrived as a gift from Chris at Slow Living Essentials. They’re nestled in the beautiful, long fingered hands of our firstborn…

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Tell me, what’s happening in your kitchen this month?

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